Liberty Medical layoffs bring total to 105 in Port St. Lucie

PORT ST. LUCIE - Liberty Medical laid off eight more employees last week, about a month after 97 workers were cut loose.

The layoffs were part of a "continuing assessment of Liberty Medical's operational needs that is taking a very disciplined approach," said Brian Henry, spokesman for Express Scripts Inc., the St. Louis-based parent company of Liberty Medical.

The company has a combined total of more than 2,000 employees at its two Port St. Lucie locations.

It hired more than 500 employees this year, which included temporary workers, and previously announced plans to add 200 more. The company will continue to hire as business demands dictate, Henry said.